Learning 474

Learning

Is a gift even if

Pain is the teacher

Often learning can be of fun

I will keep it up till my life is done

But sometimes when the road gets rough

And you start to think you had enough

Some foggy notion becomes really clear

And all your doubts will disappear

Start a ruckus, getting in action

Give your big idea some traction

There's no failure only learning

Live with joy and keep things churning

Learning

Is a gift even if

Pain is the teacher

Dr Aradi Sghod

7/31/18 474

Destiny. 473f cc

Does this brick 

Fit in

The wall I'm building

(Destiny)

Almost all the things we do

Cast a shadow out of view

It's all the small things that add up

Like a little sugar in each coffee cup

Draw something each and every day

In a decade or two you'll have a display

Graduation, marriage or divorce

Well put us on a different course

So I'll consider the choices I make

And hope that it's not just another mistake

Does this brick

Fit in

The wall I'm building

(Destiny)

 

Be 437e

Let the 

Mystery be

Simple joys and homespun pleasures

Love and kindness are the measures

A brief visit to a tiny sphere

Some laughs some tears we disappear

What's going on

Who can till

Some say heaven

Others say hell

Whichever it is the best we can do

Is to be kind and loving until we're through

Let the 

Mystery be

Iris Dement

7/29/18 437e

Opinions 473c

Why have all these 

Opinions

Almost all that we live through

Has not much to do with me and you

The only difference that most things make 

Are the petty judgments in which we partake

Why is it this way, who did that

It's always something it's like combat

Stop and think does this really matter

Doesn't make any sense to run such chatter

Really listen to the voice in your head

Seek out the good soon you'll be dead

Why have all these

Opinions

8/27/18  473c

Contex 473b

Get out of 

Context

The days fly by in comfort and routine

With very little that's unforeseen

But as I reflect back on my past 

The few lessons that really last

Came when I broke the mold

Stepped out and did something bold

When is the last time

You did something for the first time

For me it's been a long time

Get out of

Context

8/26/18 473b

Do all 473d

Do what you

Say

You will do

I sit by the fire and ponder my life

And feel grateful there's so little strife

Robert Services words resound in my ears

When he spun the yarn  of Sam McGee's fears

It ain't being dead thats my awful dread

It's the icy graves that pains

So I'm asking you to promise true

That you will create my last remains

So he says a "promise made is a debt unpaid"

For 50 years now has helped me do what I sayed

Do what you

Say

You will do

8/27/18  473d

Learn 473

You can't learn 

What

You think you already

Know

I went to school and learned lots of stuff

For quite a while I thought it was enough

Then threw good fortune or just dumb luck

All my plans wound up in the muck

I was sure I knew what I should do

The universe showed me that it was untrue 

Now I know that I do not know

I think things thru and go real slow 

Remember you never know what you don't know

So be happy, grateful and enjoy the show

You can't learn 

What

You think you already

Know

Epictetus 7/24/18/473

Ripple 473a

A tiny ripple

In the ocean of time

No consequence, no importance

Just one bubble

In the froth

Last night I got disturbed and grumpy

It was a simple project but it got bumpy

For years I knew that I create

How I experience my mind state

Have I finally learned this great lesson

And made last night my last regression

A tiny ripple

In the ocean of time

No consequence, no importance

Just one bubble

In the froth

8/25/18 473a

Doubt 472 cc

Often wrong  

Never

In doubt

If I'm going to try I must believe

That the plan will work as it was conceived

Quell my doubts and charge right in

Only think about the win

As time passes things will change

And I'll see what too rearrange

Sometimes it's time to start a new

And keep on trying as my skills accrue

Often wrong  

Never

In doubt

7/23 /18  472

P ain't 471b

Pain is

Mandatory 

Suffering is

Optional

The next thing is the same thing just backdrop

Where we perform our acts nonstop

Routine reigns and habit rules

We think we're smart but we're all just fools

In some play that we didn't signed up for

That only has one exit door

We can learn to choose how we react

Select joy & kindness and have great impact

We create almost all of our impressions

But  few see that it's at there discretions

Pain is

Mandatory 

Suffering is

Optional

7/22/18 471b

Old age471a

Die young

At a

Very old age

We make many decisions every day

That play a part in our decay 

A can of this a bag of that

Before you know it we're big and fat

Angry thoughts and lots of tension

Create a lot more then apprehension

They change our blood & disturb our sleep

Sometimes they even make us weep

Question all that you thinking do

A long healthy life is up to you

Die young

At a

Very old age

Dr S.Gundry

7/21/18 471a

I am a Unfolding karmic Predicament cc

I am a

Unfolding karmic

Predicament

Sometimes I think I run this show

But then I realize I'm in a flow

Of past decisions and dumb reactions

Not much planning and many distractions

We must all pay the price that's asked

For acts and choices that have long past

I can think and dream and lay my plans

And still wind up failing most exams

I'll be joyous, grateful and see the humor

Even if it's just a prostate tumor

I am a

Unfolding karmic

Predicament

Ram Doss

Leak 469

The great possibilities 

Leak into

The forever over

I came to earth without a plan

Then I lived out my whole lifespan

Now just because I'm old

Doesn't mean I can't be bold

And launch my last career

I know now there's not much to fear

I'll write many books and draw pictures

And finally sit and read the Scriptures

How great life is but it's gone to fast

When I was young I thought it would last

The great possibilities

Leak into

Forever over

7/18/18 469

Status quo 468c

Planning and dreaming 

And then

The status quo rained

Again

Thousands of mornings have come and gone

I've been up for hours and it's not even dawn

Reading and writing catching up on email

The same as most mornings in every detail

The wood stove is glowing my coffee is hot

I plan all these books and never do squat

But today will be different

It will be really magnificent

I will write and write way into the night

It will flow like a river that goes out of sight

Planning and dreaming

And then

The status quo rained

Again

7/17/18  468c

To be 468a

To be

Rather then

To have

The things that I have can be taken away

But my skills are mine until the last day

Things are great they make life easy

If that's all you want it's kind of sleazy

World peace, family and friends

Will bring delight until it all ends

Be kind and generous dance and sing

We can make our life a joyous fling

Study,learn and build your knowledge

Make your life a perpetual college

To be

Rather then

To have

7/15/18. 468a

Everything 468

Everything is as trait 

As it is transitory

So much of what I thinking do

Has no more weight than the morning due

I get all worked up and rush around

And very soon I will be under ground

Today I'll breathe slowly and calm my mind

Be grateful, generous and always kind

It's all small stuff and cannot last

Be joyful, happy and make life a blast

Everything is as trite

As it is transitory

Marks

7/14/18 468

Nonsense 467 cc

Fashionable

Nonsense

The first time that I tried to smoke

I was sure that I was going to choke

All the adults that I know

Puffed away the whole day through

I coughed a lot but I kept on smoking

I'd fit in even if I died choking

But very soon the miseries ended

And then I felt like now I blended

There was much concern about my shirts

Especially around the pretty skirts

Fashionable

Nonsense

Alan Sokol

Dream 466b

Dream and scheme

or

Hurry and worry

I can always choose the road I take

It may be just one more mistake

But dreaming is a lot more fun

It keeps depression on the run

It helps us see all the possibilities

We learn and grow our capabilities

Worry sucks the joy from life

It causes trouble and lots of strife

So dream great dreams&laying your plans

Don't worry, complain or sit on your hands

Dream and scheme

or

Hurry and worry

7/12/18 466b

Do less 466a

Do less

Get more

Busy busy all the time

Never anytime to rhyme

This day ahead will be gone forever

I'll choose carefully what I endeavor

Good decisions change things fast

Days fly by but outcomes last

Where in 5 years would I like to be

Rich and famous, thin and free?

I'll set my sales and stay the course

And then time will kill me without remorse

Do less

Get more

 

Ready 466

• Always ready 
• Never prepared
• 
  
• Jump right in and stir up the shit
• I never stopped to use my wit
• There's always time to fix it later
• Even if the cost is greater
• A half ass repair may last forever
• Or just a minute maybe never
• Learn some skills and pay attention
• Live your life without convention
• 
  
• Always ready
• Never prepared
• 7/10/18 466

Your right 465a

If you say

I can or

If you say I can't

You're right

Great ideas are everywhere

They come and go without fanfare

It's rare when one will get some traction

When all it takes is to get in action

Dreams plans and schemes are very nice

But just a few will pay the price

To say "I can"and forge ahead

And make a mark before they're dead

So when you speak of what you'll do

It's only you who can follow through

If you say

I can or

If you say I can't

You're right

H Ford

7/9/18 465a

Mystery 465

Let the 

Mystery be

What am I doing where am I going

There ain't no way of really knowing

I make a guess & try something new

Then I would ponder while I did a review

The seasons change the rains always come

Sometimes I'm smart quite often dumb

The Romans build some coliseums

The Germans had their mausoleums

Birdsongs greet the early sunrise

I'll be kind and grateful to my demise

Let the

Mystery be

Iris DeMent

7/8/18  465

Let the 

Mystery be

What am I doing where am I going

There ain't no way of really knowing

I make a guess & try something new

Then I would ponder while I did a review

The seasons change the rains always come

Sometimes I'm smart quite often dumb

The Romans build some coliseums

The Germans had their mausoleums

Birdsongs greet the early sunrise

I'll be kind and grateful to my demise

Let the

Mystery be

Iris DeMent

7/8/18  465

Let the 

Mystery be

What am I doing where am I going

There ain't no way of really knowing

I make a guess & try something new

Then I would ponder while I did a review

The seasons change the rains always come

Sometimes I'm smart quite often dumb

The Romans build some coliseums

The Germans had their mausoleums

Birdsongs greet the early sunrise

I'll be kind and grateful to my demise

Let the

Mystery be

Iris DeMent

7/8/18  465

Old 464a

Getting old

Ain't no place for

Sissies

Sore joints and itchy eyes

Poor vision and sagging thighs

Getting old is some great trip

Even if I break a hip

Entropy is what I'm doing

But it's wisdom that I'm been brewing

The best of life is saves for last

I left all the miseries in the past

Now it's clear be of good cheer

I may not last another year

Getting old

Ain't no place for

Sissies

Betty Davis

Limits 464

Many plateaus 

Few limits

Looking back I can see clearly

That all my arrivals were merely

Just the way that I chose to think

In the chain of life it was just one link

Every aspect of what I do

Can be much more if I follow through

And still there's a lot that I can contribute

I'll give up all thoughts of any tribute

Many plateaus

Few limits

Observation 463 b

Impartial 

Observation

Why do we do the things that we do

I often laugh when I sit in review

And think of how weekly my plans I purser

But

We can learn at any age

If in study we engage

Wisdom may become our wage

But

All we ever have is now

To father time we all must bow

Give up all hope and push our plow

Impartial

Observation

Saver 463a

Saver the 

Existing inconvenience

Conditions

The path to freedom is steep and rough

But that makes us resilient and tough

Hard becomes easy when we do it enough

Or

Wine and complain tell all of your trouble

Tell them how life is nothing that struggle

And how all your dreams burst like a bubble

Or

Study and practice create some great skill

Set your course so it's always up hill

Always remember you're building your will

Saver the

Existing inconvenience

Conditions

Do 463

It's not what we know

It's what we consistently do

I know that sugars not good to eat

But every day I consumed some treat

Exercise will keep them fit

But I only do a little bit

I really want to learn to rhyme

But I hardly ever take the time

Meditation will calm my mind

But I'm too busy and way behind

So tomorrow I'll make a new start

And make my life work of art

It's not what we know

It's what we consistently do

T. Robbins